Money-changer for fare-boxes



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No. 515,920. Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

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MON EY-CHANGER FOR FARE-BOXES..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent No. 515,920, dated March6, 1894.

Application filed September 23, 1893. Serial No. 486.271. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that We, CHARLES W. MUTH and HENRY MARTN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at New Corydon, in the county of .lay and Stateof Indiana, have invented a new and useful Money-Changer for Fare-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in money changers for fare boxes.

The object of the present invention is to provide for street-car fareboxes, a money changer capable of delivering to a passenger bis exactchange, and adapted to prevent the money from being handled by theemploys ot a railroad company, and designed to facilitate making changewithout inconvenience to the passenger.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view of a money changer constructedin accordance with thisinvention, the top of the casin g being removed.Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. et is a horizontal sectionalView. Fig. 5 is a det-ail sectional view showing a coin in engagementwith one of the bell crank levers. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing oneof the coin carriers, the pivoted frame thereof being raised.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

designates an inclined coin chute, arranged Within a casing 2, andhaving its upper end communicating with an entrance slot 3 at the top ofthe casing, or at any other de sired point. The inclined coin chute ismounted upon a suitable supporting bar 4, which forms a bottom for thecoin chute, and which is provided at intervals with slots communieatingvwith auxiliary depending branch chutes 5, 6,7 and 8, designed toreceive coins from the inclined main chute, and to carry them toproperpoints toinsure operation of the change maker or moneylchanger. Thedepending branch chutes 5, 6 and 7 are adapted to receive respectivelyhalf dollars, quarters and dimes, and are arranged over recesses orslots 9, ot arotating spring actuated disk lO, which has a limitedmovement, and is operated by a sliding bar 11 to actuate coin carriers12, 13 and 14, and is returned to its initial position by a coiledspring 15 shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The slots or recesses of the disk 10are located adjacent to curved recesses 16, which vary in size to suitthe coin which they are intended to receive, and which are approximatelysemicylindrical or segmental, and each snugly receives its proper coinand prevents the entrance of a coin of greater diameter. Acoin, asillustrated in Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings, is received edgewiseinto the slot 9, and projects beyond the disk 10, and is adapted toengage the adjacent end of a bellcrank lever 17 one of which isfulcrumed adjacent to each of the recesses 16. Each partial rotation oi'the disklO by the operating bar 1l actuates the bell-crank lever 17 toreciprccate one of the coin carriers, and at the end of this partialrotation of the disk 10 the bell-crank lever, which is spring actuated,disengages itself from the coin and returns to its initial position, andthe coin is deposited over an opening 18, and is carried away to asuitable money receptacle (not shown) by a suitable coin chute. Anopening 18 is arranged at one of the terminals of each recess 16; andthe inner ends of the bell-crank levers are recessed to receive thecoins. The spring which returns the disk 10 is arranged beneath thelatter; and the disk is limited in its partial rotation by means ot asegmental opening 19 ot it, and a stop 2O of the casing arranged in theopening. Each bell crank lever 17 is actuated by a spring 21, whichengages the outer arm of the bell-crank lever, and normally holds theinner end of the bellcrank lever adjacent to its companion slot orrecess of the disk 10.

Each coin carrier is arranged beneath a circular series of coin holdingtubes 22, and consists of a head provided with a circular coin receivingopening 23, which is arranged normally beneath a coin tube, and is of apredetermined depth to receive the desired number of coins to make theproper change, and when the coin carrier is reciprocated by itsbell-crank lever, the number of coins necessary to make the properchange is carried ICO from the coin holding tube to a discharge opening24, from which point the change may be delivered by suitable tubes toany desired form of exterior receptacle Within easy reach of thepassenger. When the circular opening 23 registers with the dischargeopening 24, the solid portion of the head, which may be formed integralwith the bell crank lever or be constructed separate therefrom, isarranged beneath the coin tube until the spring 21 of the bell-cranklever returns the latter to its initial position.

Each series of coin holding tubes is arranged in the form of a circle,and is mounted on a suitable rotating holder 25, whereby when one cointube of a series is empty the holder may be rotated sufficiently tobring another one in proper position over the opening of the coincarrier. The coin tubes of the coin carrier 12 are designed to furnishthe change for a half a dollar, and the coins in each tube of thisseries should be arranged so that four dimes and a nickel or five centpiece Will be delivered as change at each operation of the coin carrierl2. In the other series of coin tubes nickels or ve cent pieces may beemployed and the coin carriers 13 and 14 should be of the proper depthor thickness to carry the necessary number of coins for furnishing theyproper change.

The operating bar 11 is provided at its inner end with ailongitudinalslot 26, and is secured to the disk 10 by a screw or bolt arranged inthe slot. 2G, whereby the operating bar 11 has a limited movementindependent of the disk 10 in order to actuate a series of cutos 27. Thecutotfs 27 are slidingly mounted in recesses 28 of the supporting bar orbottom of the main chute 1, and are connected with a rod 29 in orderthat the entire series of cutods may be simultaneously operated by asliding bar 30. The sliding bar 30 is mounted in suitable waystransversely of the main chute 1, and is located below7 the same and hasits inner end connected by fingers 31 with the rod 29, and its outer endis loosely connected with a partially rotating wheel 32. The wheel isjournaled on asuitable support 33, and is provided at its bottom with anotch 34, which is engaged by a tooth or projection 35 of an arm 36,which extends upward from the operating bar 1l, and which engages androtates the wheel 34 to uncover the slots at the bottom ot' the coinchute 1 before the disk 10 is actuated. The slot 26 of the operating barpermits this movement of the cutois prior to the movement of the disk10; and the operating bar is connected with a spring 37, and is movedinward by the spring, and is held in proper position for operating thecutos preparatory to operating the disk 10.

The inclined coin chute 1 has a tapering coin way, which is formed by anupper Wall 38, which is provided with a depression or shoulder tocontract the coin way at the uppermost, the half dollar slot, to causehalf dollars to descend through the half dollar slot, and to preventthem passing farther down the main coin tube 1. Adjacent to the quarterslot, the upper Wall 38 is slightly depressed to cause quarters to d ropinto the quarter slot; and adjacent to the depending branch tube 8 thetop Wall 38 is depressed to such an extentthat only dimes can pass downthe coin chute to the dime tube 7. This construction causes cents andother coins of a size between a dime and a quarter to pass down thedepending branch chute 8, without operating the change making mechanism.As soon as a proper coin is deposited in the chute, it passes down thesaine and is stopped over the proper branch chute by the shouldercorresponding to the same, and when the cutois are moved to open thebranch tubes, the coin drops in the proper one.

It will be readily apparent that the money changer is adapted to givethe proper change to a passenger without inconvenience to him, andwithout the employs of a road on a car handling the money.

The number of passengers may be readily ascertained by obtaining thedifference between the entire amount of money Within the device and theamount placed therein for change.

The operating rod 11 is provided at its outer end with a suitable handleor knob and may be arranged to be 'operated by a passenger or an employof a road, and such changes to adapt the invention to the particularfare box in connection with which itis to be used fully come within thescope of the invention, and We desire itto be understood that changes inthe form, proportion and the minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

In order to insure the dropping of the change from the coin carrier 23,its coin receiving opening is formed by a semi-circular recess 40 of thehead and a curved frame 41, which completes the circular opening ot thecarrier, and which has its ends extended beyond the recess 40 andpivoted to opposite sides of the head. The pivoted frame is provided atits outer side with a projection 42, which, when the carrier head 23 ismoved in the direction of the opening 24 engages aclip 43, which isprovided with an inclined upper edge, whereby the pivoted frame islifted to free the change. It will thus be seen that the discharge ofchange is rendered positive, and that the coins cannot be accidentallyretained in the coin carriers.

vWhat we claim is- 1. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, acoin chute, a disk arranged to receive a coin to be changed, a coinholding tube, a coin carrier, and a lever actuating the coin carrier andarranged adjacent to said disk and adapted to be engaged by a cointhereof, substantially as described.

2. In a money changer, the combination of a coin chute provided with aseries of depend- IIO IZO

ing branches, a disk arranged adjacent to the lower ends of the branchesof the coin chute andadapted to receive coins therefrom, coin holdingtubes, and a series of levers having their inner ends arranged adjacentto the disk and adapted to be engaged by a coin thereof and having theirouter ends provided with coin carriers arranged beneath the coin tubes,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a coin chute, apartially rotating disk provided at its periphery with a slot arrangedto receive a coin t rom the chute, a coin tube,alever fulcrumed in thecasing and provided at its outer end adjacent to the coin tube with acoin carrier and having its inner end arranged adjacent to the disk andadapted to be engaged by a coin thereof, substantially as described.

e. In. a money changer, the combination of a casing, a coin chute, adisk provided at its periphery with a slot adapted to receive a coinfrom the coin chute, and a spring actuated bell-crank lever having itsinner end adjacent to the disk and provided at its outer end with a coincarrier, substantially as described.

5. In a money changer, the combination of a casing provided with anannular series ot' semi-cylindrical coin receiving recesses and provided`with adjacent discharge openings, a disk arranged adjacent to saidrecesses and openings and provided with peripheral coin receiving slots,a coin chute provided with branch tubes adapted to deliver coins to theslots of the disk, coin tubes, coin carriers arranged adjacent to thecoin tubes, and levers fulcrumed in the casing and having their innerends arranged adjacent to the recesses of the casing and adapted to beengaged by coins of the disk and having their outer ends actuating thecoin carriers, substantially as described.

6. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a disk provided atits periphery with coin receiving slots, and a series of levers arranged adjacent to the slots of the disk and adapted to be actuated bycoins thereof and provided with coin carriers, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a disk mountedtherein, a coin chute provided with a series of branches terminatingadjacent to the periphery of the disk and adapted to deliver coins tothe same, and a series of levers arranged adjacent to the periphery 0fthe disk and provided with coin carriers, substantially as described.

8. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a reciprocating coincarrier, and an annular seriesof removable coin holding tubes arrangedadjacent to the coin carrier and rotatively mounted, whereby any one ofthe series of tubes may be brought into operative position over andadjacent to the coin carrier, all of the tubes of the series being ofthe same diameter, substantially as and for Athe purpose described.

9. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a coin chuteprovided with aseries of branches, a disk arranged adjacent to theterminals of the branches of the coin chute and adapted to receive coinsthereof and pro-l vided vvith a curved opening, a stop arranged in theopening and limiting the movement ot' the disk, means for actuating thedisk, and a spring for returning the disk to its initial position,substantially as described.

10. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, an inclined coinehn te provided with dependingbranoh tubes and having openin gs in itsbottom communicating with said tubes, a series of sliding cutoffsnormally closing the openings of the bottom of the coin chtite, andmeans for simultaneously operating the cutoits, substantially asdescribed.

l1. In a money changer, thecombination of a casing, a coin chute havingdepending branch tubes and provided in its bottom with openingscommunicating with the branch tubes, a series of cutofts closing theopenings of the chute, a disk arranged adjacent to the lower terminalsof the branch tubes and adapted to receive coins therefrom, leversfulcrumed in the casing and located adjacent to the disk and providedwith coin carriers, an operating bar connected with and actuating thedisk, and means for connecting the cutoffs with the operatin g bar forsimultaneously actuating the cutofts, substantially as described.

12. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a coin chuteprovided with branch tubes and having openings inits bottomcommunicating with the same, cutotis slidingly mounted on the chute andclosing the openings in the bottom thereof, a rod connecting the cutos,a slide 30 having one end connected to said rod, a Wheel connected withthe other end of the slide and adapted to actuate the same, and anoperating bar arranged to engage and actuate the disk, substantially asdescribed.

13. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a'coin chuteprovided with branch tubes, and having openings communicating with thesame, a series of cutois normally closing said openings, a slideconnected with and adapted to actuate simultaneously the cutods, a Wheelconnected with the slide and provided with a notch, and an operating barhaving a tooth arranged to engage the notch of the wheel, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

14. In a money changer, the combination of a casing, a coin chute havingdepending branch chutes and provided in its bottom with openingscommunicating with the branch tubes, a series of cutods closing theopenings, a disk arranged adjacent to the lower terminals of the branchtubes and receiving coins therefrom, coin carriers adapted to beoperated by said disk, an operating bar loosely IOO IIO

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connected With the disk and having alixnited movement independentthereof and provided with a tooth, a slide connected with the cutoffs,and a wheel connected with the slide and provided with a notch arrangedto be engaged by the tooth of the operating bar, substantially asdescribed,

15. In a money changer', the combination with a casing having adischarge opening, of a coin tube, a coin carrier arranged beneath thetube and having a semi-circular recess, a curved frame pivoted to thecoin carrier and arranged adjacent to the recess thereof and forming acircular opening with the same, and a trip arranged to lift theframewhen the coin carrier is arranged at the discharge opening,substantially as described.

16. In a money changer, the combination of a casing provided with adischarge opening, a coin tube, a coin carrier arranged beneath the cointube and comprising a head having a curved recess and a frame pivoted tothe head and provided With a projection and having a curved portionarranged adjacent to said recess and forming a circular opening, and atrip provided with an inclined upper edge to engage said projection,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own We have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES W. MUTH.

HENRY MARTIN. Witnesses:

JOSEPH W. BOEHM, ANDREW SONDAY.

